Land use hidden — Total area in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Total area was 114,760 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Total area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area in Benin is 114,760 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Benin peaked at 114,760 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 114,760 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Benin 94th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 114,760 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 64.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.07 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 230.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area in Benin?
- Land use hidden — total area in Benin was 114,760 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 114,760 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,760 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Benin ranks 94th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata